Appetite for Change


Appetite for Change

Practitioners at this location

Adjunct Assoc Prof Gabriella Heruc

Dietitian

With an undergraduate degree in Psychology and a Master of Nutrition and Dietetics, Gabriella (Gabbi) is the perfect person to guide you through your lifestyle changes. She has undertaken research at the Black Dog Institute investigating the link between depression and omega-3, as well as at University of Sydney studying how skipping breakfast can affect blood sugar levels and has also completed a PhD investigating appetite, blood glucose regulation and gut function in anorexia nervosa. She also has a passion for working with children and adolescents, and holds a Certificate in Paediatric Nutrition and Dietetics. She has worked in the eating disorders, disordered eating and mental health field for almost 20 years, and she has the right experience to help you cope with the psychological and behavioural aspects to eating. Gabbi is a Past President of the Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders and is on the Steering Committee for the National Eating Disorders Collaboration. She is also a member of the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA), and is a past convenor for the DAA's Eating Disorders Interest Group. In addition, she has training in Motivational Interviewing, Maudsley Family-Based Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders and Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), Adolescent-Focused Therapy (AFT) and Sports Nutrition from the Australian Institute of Sport.
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Maddison Luscombe

Dietitian

Maddison (Maddie) is an Accredited Practising Dietitian who graduated from the University of Wollongong with an undergraduate degree in Nutrition Science (Distinction) and a Master of Nutrition and Dietetics (Distinction). She has additional training in Maudsley Family-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Enhanced for Eating Disorders and Paediatric Nutrition. Her genuine, compassionate and engaging approach to care will help to support you in meeting your personal goals. She has completed research and provided recommendations at Orange Health Service investigating the important role dietitians play in the treatment and management of eating disorders, as well as the feasibility of a refeeding program in an outpatient setting for people with eating disorders. Maddie has also undertaken research exploring the interpretation and acceptance of targeted nutrition messages for people with Multiple Sclerosis. She has a strong desire to help people overcome disordered eating, has a passion for working within mental health, disability and aged care, and enjoys working with children and adolescents.

Sharonne Symonds

Dietitian

Sharonne is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Nutritionist and Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician serving the Sydney community since 2014. She has extensive experience in working with adolescents, their families and adults in private practice. Sharonne has a special interest in strengthening individual’s relationship with food, their body and their heath. She provides a warm and supportive therapeutic style to empower clients to achieve practical and sustainable eating patterns. Sharonne takes a thorough, evidence-based approach to eating disorder treatment. She believes it is essential to look at the whole-person to optimise health and well-being to provide neurodiversity, interoception, and weight-inclusive care. She has experience in working in both adolescent and adult mental health, and has undertaken further training in Family-Based Therapy (FBT), The Plate-Plate Approach and Responsive Feeding Therapy (RFT) Approach. Sharonne is a member of Dietitians Australia (DA), Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) and EDRD Pro. Having worked as a dietitian at Northside Group, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Westmead Hospital, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Google, Sharonne is proficient in a wide range of dietetic issues, which all have a powerful influence on many aspects of her nutrition care. Her special areas of focus include: Disordered eating, Food and Mental health, Chronic dieting/weight cycle, Emotional eating, Eating Disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, other specified feeding and eating disorder (OSFED) and ARFID (Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder), and more.